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The Washington bee., 1887-03-05
THE FERN LEAF.
A BRILLIANT RECEPTION WHICH THE
GAY AND FASHIONABLE ATTENDED.
THE LADIES TOILET &C.

One of the most brilliant recep-
tons ever given in this city was
that of the Fern Leaf on last
Thursday evening at the Cadets
Armory. The attendance was
large and the young ladies who
honored the club with their pres
ence were attired in very becom.
ing costumes. The music was
good and the dances were new
The invited guests showed to a
better advantage when they paired
for the grand promenade. The
sight was most brilliant and the
eyes of the most fastidious could
not but appreciate an array of
pretty young ladies escorted by
gentlemen in full dress suits.
Among the most prominent were,
Miss Lulie Joy, who wore a hand
some costume, very becoming to
her style and beauty, Miss Maria
Williams attired In black
velvet, Miss Lucy Garter, who has
the appearance of creole, was
among the most graceful dancers,
she was attired in a dark party
dress, Miss +. l.. Dodson, wore d
light silk Mrs. Jennie Collins,
was no doubt one of the most at
tractive dancers present. Miss
Nettie Smallwood wore white sat-
in and for style and grace in a
dance this lady surpasses all.
Misses M. E Campbell, L. A.
Smith and sister, Lucy Brown,
Gussie Moore, Beckwith. Capt.
and Mrs. j. w. Dabney, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. III. Butcher, Mesdames w.
81. Lee, j. Fl. Washington, DIR. T..
L Upshaw, Maj. G. A. Fleetwood,
Capts. Arthur Brooks, J. s. Cool
idge, Prof. w. ii. Smallwood,
Messrs. R. W. Thompkins, J. g..
Hutchings, L. NJ Dent, Ed. Web
ster, A. T. jackson, J. 2. Wad-
dleton, Edward Mason, H. L.
Livingston, Noble Harris, G.. G.
F. Rodgers, Geo. Horton and nu-
merous others. The members oil
the club were dressed in full black
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2-2S-'S7. l.. M. @.

Come out and hear Prof. Car
dozo next Thursday evening at
the Philomathian.
III. L. Livingston, of MISS, has
been promoted TO a S14OO clerk
ship i'm the Pension office.
V. I'll. Brown, and ID. nj. Dorsey,
have been granted ship by the Sec
retary of the navy.
For stiffness and soreness of the
muscles and joints of the body,
rheumatism, and neuralgia moth
ing equals Salvation Oil. Price 25
cents.
The Scottish Rite fair that is
going on at Bethel hall will close
with masquerade next Friday
evening.
Miss Mary M. Brown of this city
has just graduated with % young
ladies from the Normal Training
school in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Chinese say a large nose in
dicateS shrewdneSs, but we say a
red nose indicates the need of a
bottle of DIR, Bulls Cough Syrup.
Price % cents.
Don't fail to hear E. L.. Stevens,
ESQ. lecture on "Reminiscences OF
ThTty-fve years in the National
Capitol, at Lincoln Memorial church
next Tuesday evening at s o'clock.
Music by the chior. Admission 15.
cents: Proceeds for the benefit of the
recent repairs on the church.
II have found a sure cure for
my weak ankle,n she said. "What
can it be-" Fancy a woman never
having heard of Saliva ton Oil at
twenty-five cents bottle.
Cumherl and, Nd, Feb. Is, 'S7.
The members of the Adlibitum
social club gave a very delightful
Solree at their spacious club rooms
on last Thursday night and all
present had a very pleasant time.
The repast was good and the guest
remained some time discussing it
andenjoying the many social games.
Among those present were Messrs.
Oliver DeHart, of n. Y, g. w.
Ashton, Jackot Callith, Mrs. Ju-
ina Henshaw, Mr.. and Mrs. r.. Z.
Williams.
A party of ladies and gentlemen
assembled at No. 1421 U ST., the
residence Of Mrs. VIM. e. Murray
Ihls week, the occasion being the
o5d anniversary of that lady's birth
day. Among those present were,
MesSrs. w. w. Fraction, j. e.
Shamwell, Noble Harris, Mrs. III.
Murray, Misses Myers, smith,
"ayman and others. All present
had pleasant and enjoyable time.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

dollars per quarter by first class Euro
pean teacher. Piano and organ to prac-
tice on free. Please call at No. 1911
I0 ST., n. w.
There was a caucus meeting
held on E street between n. j.
Ave. and South Capital st. 1t
was the 5th quarterly conference
being discussed and to operate
against Humphrey Ware, steward
Ebenezer NJ. E. church. Mr..
Ware is not in favor OF paving
house rent for the parsonage. Rev.
Benz. Cant was called an old
gray head deacon with one foot
in the grave and the other with
no business out. Henry Jennings,
Ellen Smith, James Riggs, Geo
Humphrey, John Waters, Phillip
Diggs, Jessie Barnes, Walter Mid
dleton, Geo. White and others
were present and favored the
extra rent being paid.
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THEY SAY THAT,

Recorder Matthews will be ap-
pointed chief of the Bureau of
Printing and Engraving.
If he is, what hole will be
made in the republican party.
A bombshell will be exploded
in few days and some one will
get injured.
Public Printer Benedict will be
confirmed.
ingalls, sent the laborers and
messengers of the Capitol to ens
dorse his actions bnt 1T failed.
Carson's resolutions have been
pigeon holed by Ingalls, because
they were not adopted by the peo-
pie.
Peter H. Clark of Ohio will sue
ceed Mr.. Matthews.
The Senate will not confirm
any democratic Negro.
Cleveland is President and the
Senate must obey.
Beware of laughing man, be
cause he is dangerous.
All men are not dangerous be
cause they laugh.
Beware of the man who tells
You some one else is dangerous
man because he often turns out TO
be your best friend.
A friend often does you more
harm than your enemy.
Your enemies are opposed to.
you, while those who claim to be
your friend will use you.
An honest man will do what he
promises, bat treaeherOus man
will do the reverse.
Miss Sprague has been rein
stated In the Recorders office.
1t is a just recognition of a
worthy young lady.
Gen. Robert Smalls is hard
man to beat.
While he may not be so learned
he has good common sense.
Geo. Il. Downing is in town
looking after the Recordership.
Ex-Register Bruce is a most
polished politician.
The report concerning +. j.
Waring is exaggerated.
He is pretty good sort of a
fellow and did LO harm.
He is a good man to his mother
and any man who Is good to his
mother is an honest man.
Garfield was an honest man,
but he WIS weak In mind.
Weak men will often do things
unbeknowing to themselves.
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PREPARING FOR THE WARS

1t has always been said that the
colored soldiers were brave i'm bat
tie and that colored men could al
WAYS be trusted when a union
soldier went to their houses. This
sincerity and honesty of the sable
sons have been handed down to
this new generation and even their
off springs have come to the con-
clusion that it is necessary in
time of peace to prepare for war.
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vania Avenue, Southwest.
addleton's Jewelry sto
II streets, n. W.
Northwest. o,oDo.,,I,,onto Ave
Hyson's Barber Shop, 14th and
IA steets, n. ".
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cation Objectionable adVerOlSemenus m,ar no
c''' ,..s,,ted at any price. All remlUtances
oe IN ha made by draft, postal money order'
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ND he distinctly stated.
All business letters, ETC., shoulo -Oe au-
THE EDITOR,
Washington ID. q
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DR.. LAWS DENIAL.

Editor of the BEE:
Having learned
that there is a circular of a recent
meeting, held in this city to en-
dorse the action of the senate in
the rejection of the nomination of j. i.
G. Matthews as Recorder of Deeds
for this District to which my name
was attached, please say to the
public that | know nothing of
such a meeting, nor consent to the
use of my name. r. s. Laws.
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Extensive preparations for
many large, and handsome
buildings are being made in this
section; besides others that were
begun last fall, and are being
pushed to completion.
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THE WOMAN'S BAPT. HOME
MISSION SOCIETY.

The Woman's Baptist Home Mis-
sionary Society will hold its month
ly meeting in the Zion Baptist
church, f ST., bet. Sd and 45 sts.,
S. W., Sunday Feb. 20, 1887, at
%. M. Misses jamie Hill, nj. l.. Jor-
dan, Mary Woodson, Hattie
McWill, and Messrs. J. III. Brooks,
A. A. Lott, will take part in the
exercises. Rev. w. j. Howard will
deliver an address on "Missionary
Work. all are invited.
The Washington bee., 1887-03-05
THE RACE PROBLEM.
HON. BLANCHE K. BRUcE's ELOQUENT
LECTURE AT THE CASINO
LAST EVENING.
A CAREFUL SEARCH FOR JIM KANE
PROVES UNSUCCESSFUL.

NOT AFFECTED BY RUMoRs-CLosED
UNDER A CHATTEL MORTGAGE
ICE RINKLETS-MR.S SWINE
FORD GAINS A POINT.
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WEST fWAsHINGToN.
+ Sedgwlck 1915, 9th street.
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due Tor advertisement unless they can
produce an authenticated receipt with the
editors name attached thereto. Money
paid under any other circumstances, Is
done at the risk of advertisers. Agents
can solicit advertisements, but are moi
allowed TO collect the same without au'
thority.
w. Calvin Chase, editor
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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-08-20
THE CORDILLERAS.

Cordillera is Spanish word meaning
a mountain chain or ridge. It is COM
monty applied to the whole OF part OF the
Andes chain. Some writer's consider the
mountain ranges of Central America, and
those extending northward near the Pa
cific coast of North America as one and
the same range. But others regard the
break in the chain at Panama as SO COM
plete as to constitute the two as distinct
ranges, though similar geological forma-
ton furnishes link that cannot be over
looked. The name Cordilleras is general
ly confined to the mountain ranges Of
Central America and Mexico. Here the
chain forms two ranges; that on the west
is straight and narrow mountainous
belt; that on the east is wider, not so high,
and sends off spurs toward the Atlantic.
Between the ranges is fertile central
plateau. The mountains are all largely
OF volcanic formation, and many still &C.
tive VOLCANOES exist in the range. In Mex
leo the general altitude of the range is
lower than it is throughout Central Amer
lea, and the hills seem to spread out into
q vast plateau, whose greatest width near
the latitude of the city of Mexico is $50
miles. The volcanic mountains, which
are found as far north as latitude "a de-
grees, rise from the great plateau in stu
pendous masses. The highest volcanoes
in the Cordileras are Auga, the water
volcano, $4,000 feet high; Sspotitlan, 13, :.
QUO feet; Atitlan, 1850 feet. These are
all in Guatemala. In Mexico are Pop
ocstepetl, 1920 feet high; Iztaccihuatl,
l5,705 feet; Orizsbs, 1889 feet; and
many others OF less altitude. The Cor
dilleras range is rich in minerals, but it's
wealth has been but imperfectly explored.
Inter Ocean,
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their color before long il put on next to
the glass shade, and then they look 80
scorched and forlorn, and show 80 plainly
that they shave seen better days. that
one regrets the time spent in making
them. I saw some pretty shades lately
made of pink and yellow Grape. They
were just big circles of the Grape, with a
hole cut in the middle for the chimney
and top of the shade. The lower edge
was trimmed with lace. They fell in soft
folds, and shaded lamp without ext;n-
gushing it.
Now word as to the care of lamps.
which few servants understand. They
should be kept thoroughly clean, and
filled every day. The wick should be
rubbed off, not cut, and the chimneys
washed, whenever they are the least
smoked, with little ammonia and water,
which clears them instantly. There is
nothing that will reward your care more,
for pretty, well-trimmed lamp lends
beauty to a whole room, while smoky,
bad-smelling one will destroy an entire
evenings pleasure.-Co ngregdtionalist.
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is YOUR WIFE A BEoGAR?

/ was conversing the other evening
with q young married man of my ac-
quaintance, writes Boston correspon-
dent OF the Pittsburgh Dispatch, on a
subject which has recently attracted some
attention in the newspapers and maya
zines-namely, the financial relations that
should exist between husband and wife.
The ideas he expressed were SO strikingly
original that / can not forbear to quote
them. Said he: Before I abandoned
the condition of bachelorhood / had made
up my mind, from extended observations,
that the average husband was a pig. I
did not wish to be a pig myself. and 80 I
determined to pursue in everything a
course precisely the reverse OF that fol-
lowed by the average husband. The av-
erage husband makes great fuss if he is
requested to do an errand. Accordingly
I make point of asking my wife before
I go to my office every morning for a list
of commissions, which I execute with the
utmost care. The average husband at
home bullies the woman, frets like
a year old infant over everything that
does not suit him, and makes his family
unhappy. I try to do just the opposite.
The average husband doles out his money
to his wife as il she were beggar. There
ore, give my wife every cent earn,
and she makes me an allowance for pock-
ct money.
"For it seems to me-" continued this
eccentric young man, that the notion
entertained by the average husband con-
corning his wife's rights in the family
purse is as wrong as wrong can be. In
sober truth, he thinks che has not any.
He supports the family, and for the mon
ey he generously gives her she should be
duly grateful. Now, in my opinion, this
is false assumption. AS rule, she does
as much to support the family as he does
and can very easily prove it. Take my
own case as an example. We live very
comfortably, although our means are not
sufficient to employ more than one do
nestle. But if had no wife should
have to engage housekeeper, with an
under servant, and it would cost me
nearly twice as much to keep up my little
establishment as it does now; in fact l
could not live on my income. Thus, you
see, that my wife is equally with myself a
producer of values. She makes as much
money as 1, but in another form. I en-
joy share Of what she produces. Is
she, then not entitled to share of what
produce? What have said is simply
intended to cover the case of the average
husband, who is a pig. Certainly no
gentleman who deserves the name will
force his wife to beg for anything he has
to give, whether she has right to it or
not"
Now, did anybody ever hear of such an
absurd young man as this?
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ABOUT LAMPS.

Don't have in every room bea utiful
lamp sottened and shaded SO that it is
"just light enough to see how dark it is. .
The "dim religious light" is becoming
and esthetic, but somewhere-wherever
the most reading is done-we want good
strong light. / have in my mind a pic
ture of a great six-foot man whom 1 know,
wandering helplessly around, from one
shaded. lace-trimmed light to another,
trying "to find lamp without petit
coat" by which to read his evening paper.
Let the useful German student, or the
Argand drop-light, hold place of honor
especially if there are very young or old
eyes to bend over the printed page
There are many lamps, beautiful to light
en- dark corner, that are useless on a
center table. There has been a species
Of carved brass shades invented lately.
set here and there with great bull's-eyes
of colored glass. Beware OF It'll 1t is fair
to look on, but difficult to read by. First
the light through the red bull's-eye will
smite your long-suffering optic, and if
you dodge that, it is only to fall into the
more pensive ray of the blue. After
prancing around one of these shades
whole evening, went TO bed and dream
ed was looking at fireworks, all night
Rose is the prettiest all over color for
shade, and yellow is next; blue is apt to
make people look little CHASTITY. There
are all kinds of crocheted, silk, ribbon,
lace, and paper shades, but they all lose
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ness, died at the age of ninety, saying
with his last breath to those about his
bedside: "I have found God in his Son,
and if you would find him, you must seek
him in his Son." By his own direction,
no stone of commemoration marks his
resting place; but before it becomes en-
tirely forgotten, the binding nature of
such an order should be reckoned as hav-
ing lspsed.
The late General Worth, of the Florida
War, whose monument adorns Madison
Square, New York, sprang from Edgar
town; many of his ancestors having been
worthy men and women in town and
church. Ut the early ministers, four of
them-Wiswall, Durham, Kingsbury,
and Newman-sleep side by side in the
old burying. ground on Tower Hill; while
in the new cemetery, near the village, lies
Parson Thaxter, the last of the "knee-
buckle and shoe-buckle class" in the
community, surrounded by vast recum-
bent congregation of those to whom he
once spoke in the name of the Highest,
and to whom he pictured the revealed
realities of that wonderful world to which
now they have all gone. At the laying of
the corner stone of Bunker Hill Monu-
ment, one of the great occasions when
Webster immortalized his eloquence, MIR.
Thaxter was the oneof all the clergymen
OF the Commonwealth TO offer the dedica-
tory prayer. He owed this selection to
his having been a surgeon in the Revolu-
tionary Army. His very venerable ap-
pearance on that occasion was much
spoken of in the public prints. His prayer
also was printed and preserved, but very
few now linger who heard it. It awakens
sombre thoughts of life's brevity, and the
advancing tide of vicissitude over all
things earthly, to look upon his much de-
cayed and almost desolate parsonage, as
it still stands, with it's weather beaten
shingled sides, on the western outskirts
OF his long loved Edgartown.-NeaU York
Observer.
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THE MIcE-sKIN MARKET.

The story goes that the fur-rnnner has
one section Of Maine in which his appear
ance on fur-buying trip is an event.
About everybody sells to him, and he
hasn't made many mistakes in his buy
ing. He cultivates this section. He
saves his best jokes and his funniest
stories for this locality. Hence his grip
is good, and he don't want TO lose it.
1t was after a successful expedition
into this section recently that the fur
runner fell talking. Now there is dan
ger when man falls a-talkinq, and on
this day in question the peltry king told
yarns and talked about furs and how
money could be made and lost in them.
Said he to the listeners, "Why dont't you
save up some mice skins? The market
is big on mice. They are worth, femme
see-they are worth about ten dollars a
hundred" and he smiled complacently as
man spoke up and said, B'gosh, is that
fact? Well, now, you bet we cod get a
bushel on 'em in week il we was mind
to. 1t was only just sort OF joke, and
he went away forgetting to remove the
impression.
Several months passed and he went
back bargaining and buying. He had
traded for a good many furs, when in
the course of the trade, the sellar said,
"The boys has got lots of mice skins for
you" The buyer looked wonderingly
and then up out of the past came the
vision of his previous iniquity. "They
have, have they? replied he. "Well /
don't know exactly. Did say I'd take
'em. That's what you said," was the re-
ply. "Ten dollars hundred. and the
boys has about two hundred Of 'em."
1t was a sad fact. The industrious
boys had fully that number of mice-skins
stretched on boards. The buyer had to
invent something, and go he said that
the market had dropped off over three
quarters since he was here before, and
he ended by settling with the boys for
five dollar bill. 1t would never have
done to have declined them, for that
might have spoiled the trade on more
stable and marketable pelts in that
NATURALIZATION Journal.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-08-20
HEALTH MAXIMS.

The following health maxims are par
ticulsrly timely:
"Don't worry"
Don't hurry. "Too swift arrives as
tardy as too slow"
"Simplify, simplify, simplify"
Don't over eat. Don't starve. "Let
your moderation be known to all men,"
Court the fresh air day and night. "Oh,
if you knew what was in the air"
Sleep and rest abundantly. Sleep is
Natures benediction.
Spend less nervous energy each day
than you make.
Be cheerful. ga light heart lives long"
Think only healthful thoughts. GAS a
man thinketh in his heart, 80 is he."
"Seek peace and pursue it."
"Work like man; but don't be worked
to DEATH"
Avoid passion and excitement. A mo-
ment's anger may be fatal.
Associate with healthy people. Health
is contagious as we'll as disease.
Don't carry the whole world on your
shoulders, far less the universe. Trust
the Eternal,
Never despair. "Lost rope is fatal
disease"
eff ye know these things, happy are ye
if ye do them
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SWISS LANDSLIPS.

Speaking OF the recent landslips at
Speringer, the London Standard says;
Many of the Swiss villages exist almost
on sufferance. The avalanche of snow,
or the avalanche OF earth, may at any
time sweep them away, or what is equal
ly as ruinous, overwhelm them with the
debris Of the mountain at the foot of or
on which they are built. In not few
instances, the Iandslip is so slow in it's
progress, that it is only question of
time when the final catastrophe will be
precipitated. At Bee Rouge in the Tar
entaise, for example, the side OF the
mountain is gradually overwhelming the
village of Miroir. In most cases, how
ever, the calamity is sudden and unexpect-
ed. Such an instance is supplied by the
fall of Rossberg, a well known mountain
5000 feet high, situated just behind the
better known and loftier Rigl. In 1906,
after very rainy season, large portion
of the mountains, consisting of beds of
hard sandstone and pudding stone, rest
ing on soft, sandy layers, suddenly
swept across the valley of Goidau, bury
ing four villages, comprising over 300
houses, nearly 500 inhabitants and more
than eighty square miles of fertile land.
In 1855 mass Of debris slid into the
valley of the Tiber, which damned back
by the obstruction, overhowed the city of
st. Stefano to the depth of fifty feet,
until the drowning village was relieved
by means Of hastily constructed canal.
Another example Of disastrous landslip
is that in which, by the sliding of por-
ton of Monte Como, the entire village of
Plurs, with 2,430 inhabitants, was in 1913
overwhelmed. For several days before
the catastrophe masses of rock had be-
come detached from the mountain, and
numerous assures were observed to form
or widen on its sides. But the villagers
disregarded the warnings, and were in a
few minutes buried with their possess
sions, beneath sixty feet Of rock and
earth. All attempts to penetrate the
mass proved fruitless, and no trace of the
town has since been seen. The earth
which entombed it is now covered with q
luxuriant forest OF chestnuts, but the Or
iginal name survives in the village of
Plurs or Pluro. It may almost be said
that these catastrophes are 80 frequent
that history preserves the memory of
only the most disastrous.